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William's avatar

True. But when read in conjunction with this, from the Epoch Times via ZeroHedge:

"McCarthy Says Defense Bill Won't Move Forward Unless Military Vaccine Mandate Dropped"

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/mccarthy-says-defense-bill-wont-move-forward-unless-military-vaccine-mandate-dropped

my read is that the GOPe is using the WSJ to prepare battle space for a narrative change. A hopeful development, even if it is only in the opinion pages.

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reality speaks's avatar

McCarthy is a swamp creature. I do not think he has the gonads to force the R’s to actually do it. McConnell over in the Senate has already signaled he isn’t going along. So a repeat of shutting down the Federal government and accomplishing nothing isn’t very smart.

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William's avatar

Good points. I agree about McCarthy. It may just be a bluff to bolster support for his house-speaker run.

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Bitesandpieces's avatar

McCarthy fell off my radar screen when he voted for the initial 40B to Ukraine. He has never returned. Let’s hope the patriots hold their ground and refuse to vote for him and bring along a majority with them.

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YYR's avatar

He's under new pressure to have the gonads.

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